Thread: Mexican janitors make DNC Convention Hall shine.......

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Editor’s Note: The 200 Latino janitors who cleaned the Pepsi Center and INVESCO Field worked behind the scenes of the Democratic National Convention to make sure everything was ready for the historic political event. Every night, when everyone else left, they worked from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Carmen Alarcon reports for New York's El Diario/La Prensa.

DENVER -- From Monday to Thursday, divided in three shifts, more than 100 Latinos entered the Pepsi Center in Denver – not to participate in the political event – but to clean the stage, floors, bathrooms, stairwells and hallways where the Democrats held their
historic convention.

Every night, after the more than 3,000 Democratic delegates, plus thousands of journalists, left the 19,000-square meter convention center, groups of 40 Latino employees of the Hospitality Staff Service began their work.

The work shifts for Mexican Alejandro Cruz, 19, began at 8:00 p.m. and ended at 8:00 the next morning during the convention.

Cruz, who usually works as a waiter, had to dedicate himself to cleaning this week for the event. He says he is proud of the team of Latinos who work with him.

"The other companies who worked downtown with us realized that we, Hispanics, work fast and better," Cruz said proudly.

The cleaning company Hospitality, with 1000 employees, 80 percent of whom are Latino, has a contract with the places that have been at the center heart of the Democratic Convention: The Pepsi Center, INVESCO Field (where the presidential candidate Barack Obama accepted his nomination) and Hilton, Marriott and Hyatt Hotels, where many attendees stayed.

With their workforce, they have been one of the operating engines of the spectacular Democratic convention.

Luis Valdez, a 16-year-old Mexican, also worked the shift from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. during the convention. While he waited for the company van to pick him up on Thursday morning, he had trouble staying awake.

"The work is hard," admitted Valdez, although he appreciated the job.

Three months ago, his mother and his three brothers returned to Mexico after his father was deported less than a year ago.

Today, he lives with a friend and works.

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I WONDER HOW MANY HOMELESS AMERICANS USED TO BE JANITORS....BACK WHEN THEY WOULD HIRE AMERICANS?

Luis Valdez, a 16-year-old Mexican, also worked the shift from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. during the convention. While he waited for the company van to pick him up on Thursday morning, he had trouble staying awake.

Aren't there some sort of child labor laws that have been violated with this kid?

I get sick and tired of hearing about how they make our beds clean our bathrooms,now its they made the dnc shine give me a break.I cleaned bathrooms mopped and buffed floors for years to make a living sometimes holding down 3 or 4 part time jobs when things were tough.

So stop reporting this garbage!

Americans would gladly do these jobs if they would hire us!

And they are all here Legally Right?

Luis Valdez, a 16-year-old Mexican, also worked the shift from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. during the convention. While he waited for the company van to pick him up on Thursday morning, he had trouble staying awake.

Does the state labor law or federal labor law allow this many hours for his age? At 16 he should be in school. More questions should be asked of this company.

Luis Valdez, a 16-year-old Mexican, also worked the shift from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. during the convention. While he waited for the company van to pick him up on Thursday morning, he had trouble staying awake.

Shouldn't this CHILD be in school?

Should this article be sent to the DNC chairman to invistigate?

Like they would!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Originally Posted by vortex

Luis Valdez, a 16-year-old Mexican, also worked the shift from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. during the convention. While he waited for the company van to pick him up on Thursday morning, he had trouble staying awake.

Aren't there some sort of child labor laws that have been violated with this kid?

Umm, yeah! But then again who cares right! They are all probably illegal anyways...

I for one am sick and tired of hearing about these people, you'd think they invented cleaning or something...If they are so clean how come they live in a 3rd world cesspool and don't know how to wash their hands???

And if they are such hard workers why is it that 433 million a year is paid to illegals in welfare? And when you go to the san deigo health and human services building all you see are Mexicans? I have to go there to pay for immunizations for my kids because it's cheaper while they get it for free. They get a lot of things free. Not many work very hard. If they did they'd work hard to change their own country but here they are getting all the freebies they aren't entitled too yet they have the highest self entitlement I have ever seen.

I used to work at a small water park when I was 17, busted my butt everyday for hours and measely pay. Guess what I did? I cleaned toilets, swept and mopped. Cleaned off chairs and tables. Emptied trash cans, huge trash cans and had to go down to the dumpsters on site and wheel around a huge barrel type thing to go dump the bags in the hot sun. I never complained. I worked hard, got paid and appreciated the opportunity. I worked harder than all the other workers who were twice my age, especially the men and had I continued at that job I would have been made a supervisor over these Mexicans who were older than me and had worked there longer than me because I was A harder worker than all of them. SO don't tell me they are the people who work hard or clean toilets!